We have 2 slots open for a fly fishing class on May 25th at 9AM at the fly shop. Give us a call if you're interested. Check out our website for more info. about these classes by clicking HERE.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Boats, Toons and Yaks
Outcast one man pontoons now in stock!
Brand new 2011 ClackaCraft 16LP on sale. Price reduced!
Freedom Hawk kayaks in stock!
If you're looking to buy any kind of watercraft for this season check us out first before you buy. If we don't stock it we can drop ship it to you....and as always, we pay shipping on all orders placed with us!
Brand new 2011 ClackaCraft 16LP on sale. Price reduced!
Freedom Hawk kayaks in stock!
If you're looking to buy any kind of watercraft for this season check us out first before you buy. If we don't stock it we can drop ship it to you....and as always, we pay shipping on all orders placed with us!
Fishing Report
Hiwassee River
The Hi continues to fish well. We're enjoying some good rainfall today and that will only help things.
Look for sulphurs, caddis, yellow sally stones and baetis for your dry fly action. Standard nymph patterns prevail. Dry fly and nymph fishermen have been catching fish side by side. Lots of hungry trout for sure!
Tellico River
Water levels have been a little lower than I like lately, but today's rain will cure that. The river has still been fishing well and the temps have remained good all year. Did a guide trip on the upper Tellico last Wednesday and the water temp was 57 degrees. Perfect!
Only used 2 flies on that trip and caught tons of fish. A #16 BH Prince and a #6 Olive bugger produced all day long. Had a little drizzle all day long so never tried a dry fly, although I'm sure a BWO would have worked well where we were fishing.
Did a short little trip Thursday evening with my son and one of his buddies to check on the local Tellico River smallmouth community. I won't elaborate much, but we found them to be alive and well. They appeared to be hungry however, and we did our best to try and feed as many as possible during our trip. They couldn't resist the yellow poppers. Nothing better than smallies on top with a fly rod. Gotta love it!
Speaking of smallies, we are presently working on offering a new smallmouth trip to our clients. We're still doing our homework and feeling it out, but it looks very promising so far. Stay tuned for more info. on these trips. If it all pans out, you WILL NOT want to miss it!
The Hi continues to fish well. We're enjoying some good rainfall today and that will only help things.
Look for sulphurs, caddis, yellow sally stones and baetis for your dry fly action. Standard nymph patterns prevail. Dry fly and nymph fishermen have been catching fish side by side. Lots of hungry trout for sure!
Tellico River
Water levels have been a little lower than I like lately, but today's rain will cure that. The river has still been fishing well and the temps have remained good all year. Did a guide trip on the upper Tellico last Wednesday and the water temp was 57 degrees. Perfect!
Only used 2 flies on that trip and caught tons of fish. A #16 BH Prince and a #6 Olive bugger produced all day long. Had a little drizzle all day long so never tried a dry fly, although I'm sure a BWO would have worked well where we were fishing.
Did a short little trip Thursday evening with my son and one of his buddies to check on the local Tellico River smallmouth community. I won't elaborate much, but we found them to be alive and well. They appeared to be hungry however, and we did our best to try and feed as many as possible during our trip. They couldn't resist the yellow poppers. Nothing better than smallies on top with a fly rod. Gotta love it!
Speaking of smallies, we are presently working on offering a new smallmouth trip to our clients. We're still doing our homework and feeling it out, but it looks very promising so far. Stay tuned for more info. on these trips. If it all pans out, you WILL NOT want to miss it!
Friday, April 20, 2012
Fishing Report
Hiwassee River
Fishing continues to be great on the Hi. TVA continues the pulsing schedule and lots of wading opportunities are available. If you play the pulse right you can fish up and down the river and never see the high water.
Did a wade trip yesterday and lots of fish rising to #18 BWO's early while we still had cloud cover. After the sun came out #16 EHC seemed to be their preference. We also caught a few on a #16 Prince nymph when the fish quit rising. Lots of smaller browns stocked up around the powerhouse which makes for good dry fly fishing. Water temp. was 57 at the powerhouse.
Tellico River
Better size fish being stocked on Tellico this year. At least it appears that way to me. Water levels have been good along with the clarity and temps. We've been fishing a lot more on the upper river this year for some reason. I don't know why, but I just seem to gravitate up that way on every Tellico trip. I think it's due to the fact that we've been able to catch wild fish all day long up there. In fact, I know that's the reason! Nothing like high stickin' nymphs in little plunge pools for wild trout. Gotta love it! If you get bored with that, tie on a dry fly and you'll still catch fish. Choice of dry fly doesn't seem to matter as long as you can get a good drag free presentation with it.
As bad as I hate to admit it, I have not done a run on the lower river this year.....yet! I usually canoe the lower section and fly fish for smallmouth and other bass. I really enjoy my time down there. I think I'll make a run down there soon. I've thought about offering guided trips down there, but not many people like to fish out of canoes these days. They also usually want to bring a buddy with them to fish. Not a problem in a drift boat, but a canoe is a different story.
Our spring time weather continues to amaze. We've had some rain lately and more coming tonight. That's a good thing. It keeps our water levels up in the freestone streams and helps to bring the lakes up to summer pool. The sooner the lakes get up the sooner they start running water on the tailwaters. Yep, spring rains are a good thing.
Fishing continues to be great on the Hi. TVA continues the pulsing schedule and lots of wading opportunities are available. If you play the pulse right you can fish up and down the river and never see the high water.
Did a wade trip yesterday and lots of fish rising to #18 BWO's early while we still had cloud cover. After the sun came out #16 EHC seemed to be their preference. We also caught a few on a #16 Prince nymph when the fish quit rising. Lots of smaller browns stocked up around the powerhouse which makes for good dry fly fishing. Water temp. was 57 at the powerhouse.
Tellico River
Better size fish being stocked on Tellico this year. At least it appears that way to me. Water levels have been good along with the clarity and temps. We've been fishing a lot more on the upper river this year for some reason. I don't know why, but I just seem to gravitate up that way on every Tellico trip. I think it's due to the fact that we've been able to catch wild fish all day long up there. In fact, I know that's the reason! Nothing like high stickin' nymphs in little plunge pools for wild trout. Gotta love it! If you get bored with that, tie on a dry fly and you'll still catch fish. Choice of dry fly doesn't seem to matter as long as you can get a good drag free presentation with it.
As bad as I hate to admit it, I have not done a run on the lower river this year.....yet! I usually canoe the lower section and fly fish for smallmouth and other bass. I really enjoy my time down there. I think I'll make a run down there soon. I've thought about offering guided trips down there, but not many people like to fish out of canoes these days. They also usually want to bring a buddy with them to fish. Not a problem in a drift boat, but a canoe is a different story.
Our spring time weather continues to amaze. We've had some rain lately and more coming tonight. That's a good thing. It keeps our water levels up in the freestone streams and helps to bring the lakes up to summer pool. The sooner the lakes get up the sooner they start running water on the tailwaters. Yep, spring rains are a good thing.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Pulsing Schedule
TVA has been running a pulsing schedule for the last couple of weeks. They are bringing the lakes up to summer pool and still have the one generator down for maintenance. What does this mean for me, you ask? It means great water levels for wading! This is the best time of year for a wade fisherman to get out and fish the Hi.
The recreational release schedule runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Once we get our recreational flow started, which is 1 generator from 10AM-11AM and 2 generators from 11AM-7PM, the wading opportunities are limited. They give us this flow so we can book drift boat trips and the rafting companies can rent rafts. It's the only time of year that we have a somewhat guaranteed water release schedule. As much of a guarantee as we can get anyway.
The moral of the story is this: Get out and enjoy the great fishing that the Hi is giving up this year. Perfect water levels for wading, rising fish, bugs and gorgeous weather. See ya out there!
The recreational release schedule runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Once we get our recreational flow started, which is 1 generator from 10AM-11AM and 2 generators from 11AM-7PM, the wading opportunities are limited. They give us this flow so we can book drift boat trips and the rafting companies can rent rafts. It's the only time of year that we have a somewhat guaranteed water release schedule. As much of a guarantee as we can get anyway.
The moral of the story is this: Get out and enjoy the great fishing that the Hi is giving up this year. Perfect water levels for wading, rising fish, bugs and gorgeous weather. See ya out there!
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